The departure brings the curtain down on Shaw's current five-year involvement at City.

Despite being axed, the former Nottingham Forest midfielder will claim a footnote in the Bootham Crescent history books.

The 37-year-old has the rare distinction of having played for City, coached the club's youth team, served as City's assistant manager and also the club's manager.

However, his time in the Bootham Crescent hot-seat was only on a caretaker basis and lasted just one game. Shaw was put in temporary charge of first team affairs for City's Division Three clash with Rotherham following Neil Thompson's sacking in February 2000.

City lost the game 2-1 but Shaw was kept on as first-team coach by Dolan, who formally took charge just 48 hours after the defeat to the Millers. Shaw made six appearances as a Minsterman in 1988 on a trial basis but was not retained.

Later, a serious injury suffered at Chesterfield brought the curtain down on his professional playing career and prompted his move into coaching.

After heading Lincoln's Football in the Community programme, Shaw became an integral part of the youth-set-up at Chesterfield. He was a member of John Duncan's coaching staff at Saltergate when the Spireites reached the 1997 FA Cup semi-finals.

Shaw was appointed City's head of youth development the following season and steered the young Minstermen mites, featuring the likes of Christian Fox and Lee Bullock, to an FA Youth Cup fifth round replay.

Following the sacking of Alan Little, Shaw was seconded to first team coaching duties by Thompson, who had been appointed caretaker boss at the end of the 1998-99 season.

With Thompson handed the hot-seat on a permanent basis that summer, Shaw's appointment as first-team coach was also confirmed.

Adie Shaw factfile

Born: April 13, 1966, Bedlington

Clubs (as a player): Nottingham Forest, Halifax Town, Chesterfield, York City (trial), Gainsborough Trinity

Coaching positions: Lincoln City (Football in the Community officer), Chesterfield, York City (youth team coach then first team coach)

Updated: 10:35 Saturday, May 31, 2003